Extreme Ice Hockey League

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Extreme Ice Hockey League (XHL)
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Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2025
Inaugural season 2025–26
No. of teams 3
Country(ies) Japan
Most recent champion(s) Tokyo Wilds
Most championship(s) Tokyo Wilds (1)
Official website https://xhl.jp/

The Extreme Ice Hockey League (XHL) is the second-tier ice hockey league in Japan, below the Asia League Ice Hockey. It is administered by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation (JIHF), a member of the IIHF.[1]

History

The Japan Ice Hockey Federation announced the creation of the Extreme Ice Hockey League in June 2025 with the first season expected to be played from October 2025 to March 2026. Initially, the teams would all be based in the Tokyo, Nagoya, and Shiga regions. The federation that it hoped the new league would help grow the sport in Japan.[2][3] The first season featured three teams: Nagoya Orques, Shiga Blue Rise, and Tokyo Wilds. The league was played in a round-robin format with each team playing six home games. The first game was held on 12 October 2025 with Shiga Blue Rise hosting Nagoya Orcs at Kinoshita Kansei Ice Arena in Ōtsu.[4]

Current teams

Extreme Hockey League Teams: 2025–26 Season[5]
Team Municipality Venue Joined league
Tokyo Wilds Nishitokyo, Tokyo DyDo Drinco Ice Arena 2025
Nagoya Orques Nagoya, Chūbu Kuniwa Port Sports & Culture 2025
Shiga Blue Rise Ōtsu, Shiga Kinoshita Kansei Ice Arena 2025

Season results

Year Champion Runner-Up Third
2025-26[6] Tokyo Wilds Nagoya Orques Shiga Blue Rise
2026–27

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "A new ice hockey league is born in Japan". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/a-new-ice-hockey-league-is-born-in-japan/. 
  2. ↑ "国内に新たなアイスホッケーリーグ誕生「EXTREME ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE」2025年10月開幕！" (in Japanese). PR Times. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000134745.html. 
  3. ↑ Hoshi, Aka. "We are proud to support the XHL professional ice hockey team “TOKYO WILDS”". RLAM Trading. https://rlam.jp/en/we-are-proud-to-support-the-xhl-professional-ice-hockey-team-tokyo-wilds/. 
  4. ↑ "新リーグ『EXTREME ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE』が発足 10／12（日）に滋賀・木下カンセーアイスアリーナで開幕戦" (in Japanese). Ice Press Japan. https://icepress.media/mens/%E6%96%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%80%8Eextreme-ice-hockey-league%E3%80%8F%E7%99%BA%E8%B6%B3/. 
  5. ↑ "Teams" (in Japanese). Extreme Ice Hockey League. https://xhl.jp/teams/. 
  6. ↑ "The XHL's first season concludes with the Tokyo Wilds winning the championship.". Extreme Ice Hockey League. https://xhl.jp/league/%e3%80%90xhl-%e3%83%95%e3%82%a1%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%82%b7%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba%e3%83%b3%e3%81%af%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac%e3%83%af%e3%82%a4%e3%83%ab%e3%82%ba-%e3%81%ae%e5%84%aa%e5%8b%9d%e3%81%a7/. 
Competitions around the World
Asia

Asia League - Azerbaijan - Beijing League - Bahrain - CIHL Hong Kong - China - Hong Kong - India - Indonesia - Iran - Japan (Championship, Extreme League, Regional League, Defunct League) - Kuwait - Kyrgyzstan - Macau - Malaysia (National League, Kuala Lumpur League) - Mongolia - North Korea - Pakistan - Philippines (Hockey League - Minor League - Manila League) - Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau League - Singapore - South Korea (Championship, League) - Taiwan - Thailand (Siam Hockey League - Bangkok Ice Hockey League) - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan

Africa

Egypt (Ramadani Championship, Egyptian National Hockey League) - Morocco - South Africa (Super League, Gauteng League, Western Province League) (List of South African champions)

Middle East

Israeli (Israeli League, Israel Elite Hockey League, Israeli 2nd League) - United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi League, Bedouin Premier Hockey League, Cyber Dubai League, Dubai League, Emirates Ice Hockey League) - Qatar

Oceania

Australia (AIHL - APHL - ECSL - NHSL - Victoria - South Australia - West Australia) - New Zealand

Latin America

Argentina (Metropolitana competitions - AAHHL Nacional) - Brazil (Sao Paulo Championship - Brazilian Championship) - Ecuador - Mexico

Women's leagues

Australia (Tier 2) - China (Championship, League) - Chinese Taipei - Hong Kong - India - Iran - Japan (League, Tournament) - Kuwait - Mexico - New Zealand - North Korea - Philippines - Singapore - South Korea - Thailand - United Arab Emirates

Junior leagues

Australia (League, Championships) - China - Chinese Taipei - Hong Kong - Israel - Japan (Intercollegiate Games, High School Sports Festival, High School Selection Tournament, Junior High School Championship) - Macau - Mexico - Mongolia - New Zealand - South Korea - Thailand - Uzbekistan

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